Thirty teams participated in the championship. Twenty four of them were winners of regional championships and six from inter-regional barrages. •
Pool A •
Toulouse 11 pts, •
Grenoble 10 pts, •
Bègles 8 pts • Boucau 7 pts, •
Agen 4 pts ---- •
Pool B •
Bayonne 10 pts •
US Perpignan 10 pts •
Lourdes 10 pts, •
Cognac 6 pts • Olympique Périgueux 4 pts Tie Break: •
Bayonne -
US Perpignan 6–3 ---- •
Pool C •
Biarritz 12 pts •
Béziers 9 pts •
Albi 9 pts • SA Bordeaux]6 pts • FC Moulins 4 pts ---- •
Pool D •
Racing 12 pts •
Dax 10 pts •
Toulon8 pts • Lézignan 6 pts •
Chalon 4 pts ---- •
Pool E •
Carcassonne 10 pts •
Périgueux 9 pts •
Pau 9 pts • Toulouse OEC 8 pts, •
Stade Français 4 pts ---- •
Pool F •
Stadoceste 12 pts •
Narbonne 10 pts •
SBUC 7 pts • Olympique Paris 6 pts • Nantes 5 pts ---- ==Second round==